Daphne is analyzing data from a new psychological test. She is looking at all the correlations for all the various questions to determine whether there are some traits that seem to go together. Which of the following procedures is similar to Daphne's technique?

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Factor analysis is a statistical technique used to analyze correlations among multiple variables and identify underlying constructs or factors that may explain the patterns of correlations. This is similar to what Daphne is doing by looking at the correlations between the different questions to identify traits that may be related. Analysis of variance (A), covariance (B), and trend analysis (C) are different statistical procedures that may not be as relevant to the type of analysis that Daphne is conducting.

Daphne Is Analyzing Data from a New Psychological Test